Recently, Mr. Turner was able to win a Motion to Suppress declaring that the stop of Defendant’s vehicle was illegal. The State contended that Mr. Turner’s client was weaving and crossed the double yellow line. However, video evidence was inconclusiv …

Why is investigating important for criminal defense? The reason is that the police usually only investigate one side of a story. Thus, any factual defense is up to a criminal defense attorney to perform. Mr. Turner just had a complete dismissal due t …

Jonatha Turner was awarded a Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer Award in Tennessee from ASLA. ASLA did an exhaustive search and narrowed down the top lawyers in Tennessee and across the country. Top 100 Lawyer Award

Why are criminal trials needed? Here is a story loosely based on several past cases of why justice cannot be achieved without the criminal justice system playing out with a trial. My client was charged with domestic violence and kicked out of her home …

Jonathan Turner was published nationwide with the following article on yahoo.com (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nashville-attorney-receives-multiple-awards-171200500.html) and other sites: “Nashville Attorney Receives Multiple Awards for Expertise in …

No, if it was hopeless, then the State would win all of their cases, which they do not. So why is it not hopeless? First, there are many ways to defend a felony criminal charge, and many factors can come into play. Factors can include whether the S …

Jonathan Turner obtained two DUI dismissals at the General Sessions Court level over a two week span. And how? Both cases involved DUI allegations for drug use. Both cases were difficult to prove since neither involved alcohol. And without a BAC of …

This is a simple answer. A former prosecutor should know how the State could or should be building a case against a defendant. A former prosecutor had to have the tools to know which witnesses to call to prosecute, how to get evidence introduced at tri …

No, there are plenty of opportunities for creating a defense to a domestic violence charge due to the nature of this sort of charge. First, the State is usually perpetually frustrated with these cases due to the alleged victims unwilling to cooperate a …

Yes, it is. State law provides a means for a person to be convicted of DUI for alcohol if that person’s BAC (alcohol level) is >.08. However, there is no such statutory presumption for drugs. Thus, the State has to prove that person is under the …